And here it is at last! The Gravity Falls Multi-Artist Lyric Comic tribute to the Stan Twins, "Trouble"!
Stay tuned, as @stariousfalls is working on making all of this into a video version. That will be coming along in the next few weeks!
EDIT: here is the video!
And of course, Happy Birthday to Dipper and Mabel! (Even if this project was Grunkles-centric, Stan and Ford's stories wouldn't have come to such a heart-warming resolution if it wasn't for their niblings. Credit where it's due!)
Some credits and acknowledgements below the read-more:
(I'll have remarks and thanks in another post; but for now, thank you SO MUCH TO EVERYONE who worked on this and made it spectacular!)
My piece for the "Trouble" lyric comic!
It was so fun to work on this with such a wonderful group of people!
Check out Eregyrn's full post here and stay tuned for the video version coming soon!
Posting this before I forget hdhddhs my part in the gravity falls lyric comic!! Everyone did such an amazing job and it turned out so good! Be sure to check it out and give all the wonderful peeps some love!
Organizing a Stan Twins-centric Multi-Artist Lyric Comic!
There's a song I've always wanted to see as an AMV or a lyric comic for the Stan Twins, and years pass, and I've never been able to tackle a project that big. So, I wanted to try to organize it as a multi-artist lyric comic!
The song is "Trouble", by Avicii. (See below.)
What is a multi-artist lyric comic? One where people sign up, and each artist is assigned a line from the song. Artists will then do 1 page for their line, and at the end, it's all put together. Here is an example from GF fandom in 2018. (Here is a video version that someone put together with the music.)
This song has 28 lines of lyrics, but it also has some instrumental breaks, and I've thought of a way to fill those that would allow more people to participate (particularly if someone was unsure if they could take on a full page).
Here's the song:
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There's a lot of details to go into, so to keep this post from taking up too much dash real estate, I'm going to put more detail below a read-more.
Here is a link to a Google form you can fill out to indicate interest. (But we do urge you to read over the details below!)
The goal would be to complete this in time to make it public on August 31st or Sept. 1st, 2023 -- in line with the actual last days in-story of the show. Therefore, the due date for final art will likely be around August 15th or 20th.
I hope folks will find this intriguing! I think it could be a lot of fun!
@mercury-falls and I are the point-people for this, at the moment!
All right -- the way I've always seen it, the first verse of the song is very Stan-related, and the second verse is very Ford related.
Here is a Google Doc with the lyrics.
My idea for the instrumental breaks was to have people contribute smaller pieces of art that look a bit like Polaroid snapshots. If we can get the lyric comic combined with the music, think of the collection of Polaroids accumulating the way they do at the end of the show's opening credits.
There are two main ways artists can contribute to the project:
For lyrics, full landscape illustrations (which include color, lettering, and a background)
For instrumental breaks, polaroid-style illustrations (smaller, simpler pieces in square format). We will use these in a video edit of the comic and have them accumulate like the show’s intro during the breaks. (We will also figure out a good way to display them in the lyric-comic post itself.)
Your art should be canon-compliant, and can depict any time period of the Stans’ lives (past, present, and near-future)! Do with your art as you best see fit with your lyrics, but keep the focus on the Stans and their relationships with each other and other GF characters. Both original content and screenshot adaptations are welcome!
We also welcome collaborations between artists on full pages! We encourage every artist in the project to help and support each other if they are comfortable. On the interest form, you can tell us if you are interested in volunteering to help others with inking, coloring, or creating backgrounds! Or, you can tell us if you think you will need help.
On the form, you can indicate your preference towards the Stan or Ford verses. But once we have the team of artists doing lyrics chosen, we will randomize the list and then contact people in order, to ask about preferences for lyrics. If you aren't chosen for one of the full pages, we would still like to have you involved for the Polaroids! (And you can indicate willingness to be called on to do a page if others drop out.)
We will have check-in dates through the summer, with goals for people to report on the subject of their piece; to have a sketch or layout ready to show; and to show progress closer to the end.
We will be setting up a Discord server to help share information, and to allow people to post WIPs or just generally discuss things, and keep motivation going. If you really don't use Discord, though, and don't want to sign up for it, that's okay. We will put whatever instructions and details we have in a Google Doc, and will share that link for reference. And we can always communicate via email.
I (Eregyrn speaking!) have been involved in a LOT of fan projects over the years. One of the key things to ask of people who sign up for a project is: communication. That is, if you're having difficulties, just let us know! If you need to drop out, just let us know! Don't feel guilty that you signed up and then had to drop out. The thing that is hardest on organizers of projects like this is when people sign up, but disappear and don't answer DMs or emails. Believe me, I've been in that position where you feel guilty and don't want to admit that you have to drop out -- but it's always much easier on the organizers if you just let them know, instead of keeping them guessing! This is just something to keep in mind when you're signing up -- life happens! It's okay! But please try to let us know if something comes up and you have to bow out.
Here is the link to the Google Form, that you can fill out to indicate interest.
Here's my page for the "Trouble" Gravity Falls lyric comic! Everyone did an absolutely fantastic job and I'm so happy I could contribute to this project 💜 Check out the entire comic here and stay tuned for the video version!
My two pieces for the Stan Twins Trouble Lyric Comic! Super excited to have joined so many talented people on this. Go check out the project, it's really cool!
this was the lil polaroid i contributed for the “Trouble” Multi-Artist Lyric Video! really grateful to have been part of something so beautiful. this fandom means a lot to me and i never have time to contribute to it in a meaningful way.
please show your love to the video & the respective artists! 💕✨ & thanks @eregyrn-falls-art for arranging this!
And here was my personal contribution to the Gravity Falls lyric comic project! Thanks to @eregyrn-falls-art for putting everything together! Hope you like my pieces!
Here is my own contribution to the lyrics comic project! Still FRIGGIN amazed to be a part of cause HOLY SHIT. like. Wowie.
Thank you to @eregyrn-falls-art and @mercury-falls for organizing this project and letting me join! And BIG thanks to @creativepup for helping with the GIF process!! It looks so fucking cool!! (;O; )
I have a few wips underneath but due to the App's image limits, I'll have to reblog with some more -3-
And here it is, the video version of the "Trouble" Multi-Artist Lyric Comic! All the kudos in the world to @stariousfalls for editing this whole thing together!!!
Go here for the post with all of the lyric page art viewable separately. Go to the Trouble Lyric Comic tag on my main blog to see links to people's posts of their art.
Below the read-more, please find the credits, with tags/links to everyone's blogs!
And once again, huge thank you to everyone who participated in this project -- it was so much fun to work on! And special thanks to @mercury-falls for helping me to organize all of this! I'm still so jazzed to see this final product -- the "amv" to this song that I've been wanting to see since 2016, and here it is, and it's wonderful! And it's even MORE wonderful because this represents a LOT of people coming together to express and share their love for this show.
So I started working on a video edit of the Trouble lyric comic and I didn't read that there was another one being made but I finished it pretty much fully before I saw that but it's finished!! So!!! I'll post it I guess!!! Just know this isn't the like, actual edit one. Just someone who really liked it and edited it :)))))
You know the song "My Lullaby" from The Lion King 2??
I can totally see the lady bone demon with little MK at "The Tragedy of Six" AU singing this lullaby to him!
Oh.... OH MY GOSH....
Me trying to draw a quick comic and then I got to the last page and... welp...
This is how I imagine the full lyrics going!
Hush, my little one. You must be exhausted
Sleep, my little Champion. Let your dreams take wing. One day when you're big and strong…
You will be a KING
I've been exiled, persecuted. Left alone with no defense
When I think of what that brute did (Monkey King) I get a little tense
But I dream a dream so pretty. That I don't feel so depressed. 'Cause it soothes my inner kitty. And it helps me get some rest
The sound of Azure’s dying gasp. His Son squealing in my grasp. His Dragon's mournful cry. That's my lullaby
Now the past, I've tried forgetting. And my foes, I could forgive. Trouble is, I know it's petty. But I hate to let them live
Mayor; So you found yourself somebody who'd chase Azure up a tree
Oh, the battle may be bloody, but that kind of works for me
The melody of angry growls. A counterpoint of painful howls. A symphony of death, oh my! That's my lullaby
Parent’s gone, but Nezha’s still around. To love this little lad. Till he learns to be a killer. With a lust for being bad
Erlang: Sleep, ya little termite!- I mean, precious little thing!
Toddler Red Son: One day, when you're big and strong
You will be a king!
The pounding of the drums of war. The thrill of MK’s mighty roar
Erlang: The joy of vengeance
Red Son: Testify!
I can hear the cheering
Forced Nezha/Erlang and misunderstanding Red Son: MK! What a guy!
Payback time is nearing. And then our flag will fly